Former Nepali Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane released after 84 days in custody
Legal expert says other district courts might still decide to keep the Rastriya Swatantra Party leader in judicial custody in separate cases under their jurisdictions.
Binod Ghimire
Samples extracted for petroleum exploration in western Nepal
Chinese technicians will conduct lab tests and present a report on the viability of commercial extraction.
Nepal’s transitional justice shortlist sparks controversy
28 groups representing conflict victims allege political manipulation in nominations.
Nepali online platform found guilty of contempt of court; jail sentences for publisher, editor
The court concluded the contents the Kathmandu-based news website and YouTube channel aired were baseless.
Global rights groups slam flaws in Nepal’s transitional justice law revision
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the International Commission of Jurists call for aligning law with global norms.
Aerial inspection ties massive Nepal flood to glacial lake outburst
Experts and officials say Friday’s Everest region disaster came after two small bodies of water burst their banks.
Recurrent violence plagues Nepal’s juvenile correction centres
Watchdog says these centres resemble prisons, lacking basic amenities and are overcrowded.
Constitutional watchdog names 60 persons implicated in serious human rights abuses
With no government initiative to implement its recommendations, the National Human Rights Commission made the list public which includes the names of politicians, and government…
Constitutional watchdog names 60 persons implicated in serious human rights abuses
The list includes 32 sitting and former Nepal Police officials, 12 government officials, 10 former CPN (Maoist Centre) leaders, four officials from the Nepal Army, one each from…
How courts laid the ground for same-sex marriage in Nepal
The Dordi Rural Municipality government’s move is based on the Supreme Court’s June ruling directing the government to register the marriages of same-sex and traditional…